The ABC conference last week was a blast! What’s amazing is seeing wedding professionals from all over the world come together to learn new things and discuss ways improve our industry.
One of my favorite activities was the wedding storyboard design challenge. Over 15 teams, random themes, and only 20 minutes to create a complete wedding vision. Although we didn’t win, I think my team did an awesome job designing our Indy500 theme wedding….it was “modern racer chic”!
Of course the highlight was the session with designer extraordinaire, Colin Cowie. His work is so breathtaking and it was great to see how he puts on these fabulous events. A very exciting moment was the live auction benefiting the ABC scholarship fund. The winner would shadow Colin for one of his weddings. When all was said and done, the scholarship received a total of $100,000 from the auction and 10 lucky planners will be shadowing Colin Cowie to see how the magic happens…what a treat!
Finally, if there is one thing in our industry…we love to throw a party! The ABC conference was no exception to this. We had the welcome reception on opening night, the “white party” the 2nd night, and the “OC Seaside Soiree” on the last night. These were great outings for us to get together and unwind after a long day of class. My favorite part of the parties? The photobooths of course…these always get a little wacky. (especially when props are involved!)
Colin Cowie, my good friend Michelle from Charming Event, and I posing for a photo
photo booth + props = craziness! (can you spot me?)
More photobooth fun!
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